Canada vs Post-demographic dividend: Carbon intensity of GDP
Canada
0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Canada rank
28th
Post-demographic dividend rank
28th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Canada
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.0963 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 28th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3906 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3161 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0745 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3426 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2602 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0825 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2953 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2051 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0902 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2528 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.159 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0938 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Canada or Post-demographic dividend?
- Canada, at 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Canada and Post-demographic dividend?
- 0.0963 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Post-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Canada ranks 28th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.